“I suffered therefore you must suffer too even if it doesn’t have to be that way”

I see this sentiment a lot whenever the subject of increasing the minimum wage comes up. A lot of people think it's unfair that a teenager should be making $15 $20 an hour when they only made $5 $8 when they were a teen. And they are currently only making around $20 an hour themselves. I have literally seen this exact statement on discussions of increasing the minimum wage:

"No teenager should be making close to the same amount that I am. They don't need that kind of money."

You are 100% correct that it's selfishness and I would add that it's also a complete lack of empathy as well.